We are in La Niña
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I have doubts about the different approaches to when the ENSO phase really is. We are in La Niña, however through the website:
"https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/teleconnections/enso/indicators/sst/"
"El Niño (La Niña) is a phenomenon in the equatorial Pacific Ocean characterized by a five consecutive 3-month running mean of sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies in the Niño 3.4 region that is above (below) the threshold of + 0.5 ° C (-0.5 ° C). This standard of measure is known as the Oceanic Niño Index (ONI). "
To which refer to "... five consecutive 3-month running mean ..."